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[ verb ] coerce by violence or with threats

Synonyms

terrorise

Used in print

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

Do patriots everywhere know enough about how the persecution of the Jews in Germany and later in the occupied countries contributed to terrorizing the populations , splitting apart individuals and groups , arousing the meanest and most dishonest impulses , pulverizing trust and personal dignity , and finally forcing people to follow their masters into the abyss by making them partners in unspeakable crimes ?

Related terms

coerce panic terrorization

2
[ verb ] fill with terror; frighten greatly

Synonyms

terrify terrorise

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